Detached Segment of Illustrated Scroll of Legends about the Origin of Kitano Tenjin Shrine, Kenji version, Kamakura period, dated 1277
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
August 6, 2013 (Tue) - September 16, 2013 (Mon)
Buddhist art is one of the major genres that define Japanese art. Many masterworks date from the late Heian period, a time characterized as classical in Japanese art history. After the Kamakura period, Buddhist art further developed in its materials, methods, and styles as Zen schools and other new Buddhist schools emerged, together with the influence from the Chinese arts. This exhibit features artworks from the Heian to Kamakura periods, when Buddhist art most flourished, adding siginificant objects from the Nanbokucho and Muromachi periods.
Current exhibit includes:
Standing Amida Nyorai (Amitabha), By Eisen, Kamakura period, dated 1259 (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Yasuda Zenjiro)
Sixteen Arhats: Second Arhat, Heian period, 11th century (National Treasure)
Detached Segment of Illustrated Scroll of Legends about the Origin of Kitano Tenjin Shrine, Kenji version, Kamakura period, dated 1277
Plaque with Hairline Engraving of Zao Gongen, Excavated from Kinpusen, Tenkawa-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara, Heian period, dated 1001 (National Treasure, Lent by Nishiarai daishi Soujiji, Tokyo)
Detached Segment of Hoke kyo (Lotus sutra), Vol. 8, Attributed to Sugawara no Michizane, Heian period, 9th century (Gift of Mr. Yanagisawa Keiso)
Hoke kyo (Lotus sutra), Vol. 6, On colored paper, Heian period, 12th century (National Treasure, Lent by Kongobuji, Wakayama)